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Adelaide-based international business accelerator Innovyz has opened applications to the first of its industry-focused nine-month Innovation programs, with applications now open for high growth businesses in the health tech sector.

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4:22PM | Tuesday, 16 April 2013 |
Boutique brewer Thunder Road Brewing Company has gone head to head with Carlton & United Breweries in a David and Goliath-style legal battle over the trademark of more than 50 mothballed beer brands.

5:30PM | Friday, 11 May 2012 |
A legal expert says start-ups need to consider the cost of licence fees before they adorn their products with images from movies or books, after a Brisbane fashion label produced Star Wars images on its clothing range.

4:28PM | Wednesday, 18 April 2012 |
A legal expert is urging start-ups to implement policies regarding intellectual property created by their staff, after Twitter announced the introduction of an Innovator's Patent Agreement.

12:30PM | Thursday, 8 December 2011 |
Start-ups that align their products to existing brands need to demonstrate a guarantee of quality, an expert says, after a bakery franchise launched a range of cupcakes featuring the characters of the highly popular game Angry Birds.

10:00PM | Friday, 28 October 2011 |
Tech giant Apple has accused a German café of trademark infringement after the business commissioned a logo of a red apple, providing start-ups with a warning over their logo choice.

10:10PM | Friday, 14 October 2011 |
Apple has won a Federal Court battle to stop Korean rival Samsung from selling its Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia, prompting a warning for start-ups to ensure their IP protection is ironclad.

7:21PM | Monday, 25 July 2011 |
The makers of the popular Angry Birds game are being sued by a US licensing company for allegedly infringing its patents, prompting a patent expert to issue a warning to app developers.

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